Archive wars : the politics of history in Saudi Arabia /

"This project examines how Saudi Arabian officials and economic elites used state archives, historical preservation, and urban redevelopment to consolidate power after the Gulf War. It shows how the Saudi regime attempted to shift the terrain of domestic opposition from the political to the his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bsheer, Rosie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2020.
Colección:Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.
Temas:
Archives > Saudi Arabia > History.
Historic preservation > Saudi Arabia.
Urban renewal > Saudi Arabia.
Archives > Arabie saoudite > Histoire.
Préservation historique > Arabie saoudite.
Rénovation urbaine > Arabie saoudite.
HISTORY / Middle East / Arabian Peninsula.
Archives.
Historic preservation.
Historiography.
Education.
Urban renewal.
Saudi Arabia > History > Study and teaching.
Saudi Arabia > Historiography.
Arabie saoudite > Histoire > Étude et enseignement.
Saudi Arabia.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This project examines how Saudi Arabian officials and economic elites used state archives, historical preservation, and urban redevelopment to consolidate power after the Gulf War. It shows how the Saudi regime attempted to shift the terrain of domestic opposition from the political to the historical and from the streets to institutions, transforming the nation's landscape into a revenue-generating asset"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxvi, 379 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1503612589
9781503612587

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